Seating Availability/Allocation/Configuration Help Desk

[serfty]

>>>> ADDED 30 Sept 2010 <<<<

Background to this thread:

In a similar vein to the "Flight Availability / Upgrade Probability Help Desk" there has an increase in the posting of questions about specific seat allocation/availability on a flight. These are all valid questions and we all appreciate the efforts our members go to to provide answers.

The only drawback is that our forums can become "cluttered" with such queries. This tends to reduce the overall usability of our site.

This new consolidated thread is where you can ask questions about seating allocation/availability. Hopefully, this will reduce clutter and improve usability.

Guidelines for posting in this thread:

Please post questions about availability of specific seats in this new consolidated thread. Be sure to include the airline, flight number, Origin, Destination, date and cabin as applicable.

When answering questions, please include the original question. This will assist in readability and management of the thread.

Spoiler: For Questions about Flight Availability, Fare Bucket Loadings & Upgrade Probability, please use this thread

Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk

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[NM]

Hi, has anyone a suggestion for a strategy in securing seats in empty rows. We are 2 adults travelling Melb to Heathrow in economy in 12 days time and have paid for allocated seats. At present several middle rows of 4 and many outside rows of 3 are showing avaliable. If we take the 2 asile seats in the row of 4 or leave a seat between us in the rows of 3, how likley is it that someone will be sat between us?

It all depends on how full the flight happens to be on the day of travel. I have had success using both of your suggestions. When travelling alone I look for an aisle seat in the centre block where the adjacent seats are not yet assigned. But if the flight is full, nothing is going to work for finding an adjacent empty seat.

 

[downgraded]

Even as two QF WPs traveling on the same booking I've selected seats a and c and had someone placed in b by QF when there have been plenty of empty seats on the plane on QF10 (even aisle seats). Annoying to put it mildly.

 

[Curious]

It all depends on how full the flight happens to be on the day of travel. I have had success using both of your suggestions. When travelling alone I look for an aisle seat in the centre block where the adjacent seats are not yet assigned. But if the flight is full, nothing is going to work for finding an adjacent empty seat.

Thanks to all for your feedback. Will give it a go and trust our luck.

 

[Cube]

Hi

I am hoping that someone may be able to offer some advice on the best seats on the Qantas(link) B717 all Y configuration (125 Y seats). Apart from exit row 15 & 16, does anyone have any advice on 1A, 1C and/or 1D, 1E, 1F and whether these row 1 seats are the best or second best on these planes? Travelling as 2 pax.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Quickstatus]

Hi

I am hoping that someone may be able to offer some advice on the best seats on the Qantas(link) B717 all Y configuration (125 Y seats). Apart from exit row 15 & 16, does anyone have any advice on 1A, 1C and/or 1D, 1E, 1F and whether these row 1 seats are the best or second best on these planes? Travelling as 2 pax.

Thanks in advance.

Left side always better than right side because left side only has row of 2. So choose AC rather than DEF
Best seat in row 1 is 1D which has no bulkhead in front so lots of leg room. Row 1 otherwise has bulkhead which limits leg room a bit. Row 1 has slightly narrower seat width and immovable armrests.

1DE vs 1AC?. Difficult to say. If up to me it would be 1CD -aisles x2. The window seats are also somewhat limited in leg room due to the curvature of the fuselage. You almost need a shorter leg to sit at the window seats. Bear in mind these are short flights and is it worth spending time longer than the flight duration mulling over it?.

Row 14 is worst - can't recline
Row 15 is second worst - can't recline but a bit more legroom than Row 14.
Row 16 is best - recline and best legroom on plane.

I would choose 2 aisle seats. 1CD or 16CD.



Seatguru explains as much.

 

[Cube]

Thanks Quickstatus. I agree with your thoughts. I had checked Seat Guru etc but my concern was based on the proximity of the front bulkhead in row 1 after they reconfigured these planes from 115 pax to 125 by squeezing in two extra rows. I'll go for row 1 and report back after the flight on the pro/cons of row 1 vs row 16. It's a 2.5 hour flight Per to Bme so will be long enough to form an opinion one way or the other.

Thanks again.

 

[Quickstatus]

Yu can only select aisle or window on QLink. You are unable to but Your QF/OW status determines your row

seat selection on QF Dom only on flights QF400-1349

 

[JohnK]

Can someone please help?

Booked QF8419 SYD-BKK for tomorrow 12 September and used gift voucher to book and cannot access booking. On hold to Qantas reservations but no sign of phone being answered anytime soon.

Apparently I have been allocated 32H for tomorrow's flight. Sounds like an aisle seat. Is my assumption correct? Think I'll sleep well.

 

[bismarck]

Can someone please help?

Booked QF8419 SYD-BKK for tomorrow 12 September and used gift voucher to book and cannot access booking. On hold to Qantas reservations but no sign of phone being answered anytime soon.

Apparently I have been allocated 32H for tomorrow's flight. Sounds like an aisle seat. Is my assumption correct? Think I'll sleep well.

Yes. 32H is aisle.

 

[Happy Trails]

Can someone please help?

Booked QF8419 SYD-BKK for tomorrow 12 September and used gift voucher to book and cannot access booking. On hold to Qantas reservations but no sign of phone being answered anytime soon.

Apparently I have been allocated 32H for tomorrow's flight. Sounds like an aisle seat. Is my assumption correct? Think I'll sleep well.

Yes, 32H is on the aisle.
Business cabin looks very full so slim chance of op-up.

 

[Quickstatus]

Can someone please help?

Booked QF8419 SYD-BKK for tomorrow 12 September and used gift voucher to book and cannot access booking. On hold to Qantas reservations but no sign of phone being answered anytime soon.

Apparently I have been allocated 32H for tomorrow's flight. Sounds like an aisle seat. Is my assumption correct? Think I'll sleep well.

JohnK,

EK777-300ER bulkheads are at row 37

 

[Happy Trails]

Yu can only select aisle or window on QLink. You are unable to but Your QF/OW status determines your row

seat selection on QF Dom only on flights QF400-1349

Seats are selectable on the B717s, IME.

 

[JohnK]

Yes, 32H is on the aisle.
Business cabin looks very full so slim chance of op-up.

Thanks. As long as I have aisle I'll be fine. I was panicking about middle seat.

Still waiting for all of this to sink in.

 

[Cube]

Yes, I can confirm that individual seats are definitely selectable, as per normal practice, on Qlink B717. At least for flights to BME in WA anyway.

 

[xd9000]

Hi All

I am booked on the QF 26 Haneda to Sydney flight in a few week's time and am looking at the best seat option.
This is a 747 and I am a gold member i that makes any difference. It is an ecomomy ticket.

When I look at the Qantas seat map and then SeatGuru map they seem to be different.
Does anyone know which is the correct version.

Qantas map has 46A which is an exit row seat, seems to be available and at no cost, but SeatGuru says this is a really bad seat. (probably why is is no cost)
Then Seat Guru lists seats 58 H/J/K but the Qantas site does not have those seats at all.

Does anyone have any advise on this flight and what would be a good choice. all the other exit seats seem to be taken. Are there any other good options.

Any help appreciated.
Mike

 

[Quickstatus]

Hi All

I am booked on the QF 26 Haneda to Sydney flight in a few week's time and am looking at the best seat option.
This is a 747 and I am a gold member i that makes any difference. It is an ecomomy ticket.

When I look at the Qantas seat map and then SeatGuru map they seem to be different.
Does anyone know which is the correct version.

Qantas map has 46A which is an exit row seat, seems to be available and at no cost, but SeatGuru says this is a really bad seat. (probably why is is no cost)
Then Seat Guru lists seats 58 H/J/K but the Qantas site does not have those seats at all.

Does anyone have any advise on this flight and what would be a good choice. all the other exit seats seem to be taken. Are there any other good options.

Any help appreciated.
Mike

There are are good and bad for all seats even exit row.

The exit rows in A and K have the emergency exit slide enclosure protruding into the cabin restricting legroom somewhat.
70-73A and 70-73K are good but you cannot lean against the cabin wall

There is no really good economy seat in the 747.
I think the best ones are exit rows in BCHJ but only marginally - more leg room but seat is narrower and people loiter near you during the flight and you are next to toilets

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi All

I am booked on the QF 26 Haneda to Sydney flight in a few week's time and am looking at the best seat option.
This is a 747 and I am a gold member i that makes any difference. It is an ecomomy ticket.

When I look at the Qantas seat map and then SeatGuru map they seem to be different.
Does anyone know which is the correct version.

Qantas map has 46A which is an exit row seat, seems to be available and at no cost, but SeatGuru says this is a really bad seat. (probably why is is no cost)
Then Seat Guru lists seats 58 H/J/K but the Qantas site does not have those seats at all.

Does anyone have any advise on this flight and what would be a good choice. all the other exit seats seem to be taken. Are there any other good options.

Any help appreciated.
Mike

the airline's own seat map is always the accurate one. seatguru is increasingly unreliable for any non-US airline and shouldn't be relied upon either for configuration or aircraft type they may say is scheduled for a particular flight.

if available, you ,igniting like the seats at the very back of economy where the cabin narrows and you just have two seats by the window.

 

[Longtoo]

Hi All

I am booked on the QF 26 Haneda to Sydney flight in a few week's time and am looking at the best seat option.
This is a 747 and I am a gold member i that makes any difference. It is an ecomomy ticket.

When I look at the Qantas seat map and then SeatGuru map they seem to be different.
Does anyone know which is the correct version.

Qantas map has 46A which is an exit row seat, seems to be available and at no cost, but SeatGuru says this is a really bad seat. (probably why is is no cost)
Then Seat Guru lists seats 58 H/J/K but the Qantas site does not have those seats at all.

Does anyone have any advise on this flight and what would be a good choice. all the other exit seats seem to be taken. Are there any other good options.

Any help appreciated.
Mike

I would go with QF seat map. As SG, when the flight is not too full, you are likely to get an empty seat next to you. if you don't have long legs like me, you can get an aisle seat in the middle row toward the back. Last year, i always had an empty seat next to me when flying in Y. SYD - HND can be overnight both ways, thus if you have enough points, an upgrade award to J is also a good option.

 

[JohnK]

There is no really good economy seat in the 747.
I think the best ones are exit rows in BCHJ but only marginally - more leg room but seat is narrower and people loiter near you during the flight and you are next to toilets

Row 43 is great. Better than most premium economy seats.

Also I would take exit row window for free over any other non-bulkhead seat. Wouldn't want to risk sitting behind chronic recliner for entire 8+ hour flight. And there is good chance you'll get vacant seat next to you as I had the other day. The exit row cowling poses only a minimal restriction.

But I guess we are all different with different fears when flying.

 

[xd9000]

Row 43 is great. Better than most premium economy seats.

Also I would take exit row window for free over any other non-bulkhead seat. Wouldn't want to risk sitting behind chronic recliner for entire 8+ hour flight. And there is good chance you'll get vacant seat next to you as I had the other day. The exit row cowling poses only a minimal restriction.

But I guess we are all different with different fears when flying.

Hi John

It is 46A exit row I am looking at. Right next to the door with the slide.
all 43 seems to be taken.

I am not too tall and I have sat with the slide protrusion before. I usually find that at least you can stretch out and get up when ever you like.
Mike